8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Review Pt2

What was a result of the War of 1812?

• Manufacturing increased in America after the war

• America lost the war and was subject to British Rule

• Sales of treasury bonds were permitted across the country

• Small farmers benefitted greatly from the war

After the invention of the cotton gin....

• Slavery and the production of cotton increased

• Manufacturing increased in the south

• The demand for slaves decreased

• Slavery was made illegal in the United States

What were some effects of the creation of interchangeable parts in America?

• The production of the telegraph, the steamboat, and the cotton gin increased

• Interstate canals transported goods more efficiently

• This reduced the rate of Americans travelling West

• Northern Artisans were on the rise!

Mercantilism was the economic system used under the British Rule. We hated that system. Which new system did we use instead?

• Free Enterprise

• Mercantilism Part 2

• Socialism

• Feudalism

Where did women get their first jobs in the city?

• Textile Mills

• Plantations

• Ship yards

• Steel production and construction

These are man made rivers created to move goods more efficiently

• Railroads

• Canals

• Covered Wagons

• Cars

What was the effect of Steamboats in the USA?

• The need for canals decreased

• Allowed for more efficient movement of goods

• Reduced the cost for settling the West

• Workers were transported from the south to the north

Samuel Morse invented the.....

• Telegraph to increase the flow of information across the country

• The Steamboat to increase the transportation of goods

• The Railroad to increase the rate of settlers into the West

• The cotton gin to increase the demand for slavery in the south

What is the term used for people moving from the farms to the city in the mid 19th century?

• Manifest Destiny

• The Second Great Awakening

• Federalism

• Urbanization

Why did the Irish come to America?

• Because of a country-wide potato famine

• Because of a civil war

• Because of a religious revolution

• Because of a shortage of labor